Today it’s 33 years since Siouxsie and the Banshees released their seventh studio album Tinderbox (21 April 1986). Two songs were released as singles between late 1985 and early 1986, Cities in Dust and Candyman.
The B-sides of Cities in Dust and Candyman, were added as bonus tracks on the original CD version of this album.
Tinderbox peaked at number 13 in the UK Album Chart and at number 88 on the US Billboard 200.
A remastered CD version was issued in 2009 with bonus tracks including an unreleased version of Song from the Edge of the World and an unreleased song called Starcrossed.
A 180g vinyl reissue of the album, remastered from the original ¼” tapes and cut half-speed at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell, was released in August 2018.
The album is considered a classic by both critics and musicians.
Tinderbox Tracklist
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Candyman |
3:44 |
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The Sweetest Chill |
4:07 |
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3. |
This Unrest |
6:21 |
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Cities in Dust |
3:51 |
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Side B |
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5. |
Cannons |
3:14 |
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6. |
Party's Fall |
4:56 |
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7. |
92° |
6:02 |
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Land's End |
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We are happy to announce we have succeeded once again in compiling yet another printed edition of Peek-a-boo Magazine (Issue #33)
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- WE ARE THE LINE : Songs of Light and Darkness
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- BIG JOHN DUNCAN
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Blindness Vocalist Beth Rettig Announces Debut EP ''The Desert'' From New Project Where We Sleep
London-based dark and dynamic pop project Where We Sleep has announced their debut EP 'Experiments In The Dark'. Ahead of that, they presented the lead single 'The Desert', a jaded and winding psych-infused track traversing similar addictive territory such as PJ Harvey, Curve and Garbage.
At Where We Sleep's core is Beth Rettig, perhaps best known as the vocalist of alt-pop darlings Blindness. But this project also involves collaborations with various other artists. 'The Desert' sees Rettig collaborate with Axel Ray of United Ghosts (and also The Black Windmill and Cadet A) on lead guitar.
Dark and rough around the edges, this EP combines synth and live elements. This release also features contributions from Ben Pritchard, formerly of The Fall and currently in Manc Floyd, and former Blindness bandmate Debbie Smith of Curve, Echobelly and SPC ECO fame (and also Snowpony with My Bloody Valentine's Debbie Googe and Moonshake's Katharine Gifford).
'Experiments In The Dark' is a five-track offering, recorded in studios between London and Manchester. This follows up Where We Sleep's single 'The First One', released in August 2018, preceded by Where We Sleep's debut single 'Veins' in June 2018, also featuring Debbie Smith, and b-side 'Crawl', mixed in Addis Ababa by Guy Fixsen.
Raised in Africa (Nigeria, Botswana and South Africa) and saying goodbye to the days of her Johannesburg band High, Beth Rettig returned to the UK in 2000 and eventually hooked up with Debbie Smith to form Blindness. They had a good run until playing their final gig in 2016, followed by 'The Monsoon EP' in 2017, their final release.
"When Blindness ended - solely down to a change in my personal life - I didn't know if I was going to write again. Where We Sleep is the result of discovering that you don't know how not to make music," says Beth Rettig.
Rettig's music is rooted in an array of influences, including Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Curve, EMA, Nine Inch Nails, Jesus and Mary Chain, Garbage, Kate Bush, Massive Attack, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Pete International Airport, White Rose Movement and The Fall.
About 'The Desert' video, Rettig explains: "The road footage in The Desert video was taken when Axel and myself took a road trip to the Mojave Desert in California, with trips to Pioneertown and Joshua Tree National Park. It seemed a shame not to use those visuals, albeit affected, for the song. As the song came first, it was a cool realisation that two people who did a song about driving through the desert together were taking a road trip through the desert together."
'Experiments In The Dark' is slated for release on May 31st and will be available across digital stores and streaming platforms. It can also be pre-ordered via Where We Sleep's own Bandcamp site.
CREDITS
Music and performance by Where We Sleep
Lyrics by Beth Rettig
Beth Rettig - vocals and instruments
Debbie Smith - guitars on 'Into The Light'
Ben Pritchard - lead guitars on 'Control'
Axel Ray - lead guitars on 'The Desert'
Mixing and Mastering by John Cranmer
Video by Beth Rettig and Axel Ray
TRACKLIST
1. What I Deserve
2. The Desert
3. Control
4. Into The Light
5. Experiments In The Dark
Watch a new trailer for an upcoming documentary on Canadian synthpunk innovator, Nash The Slash!
Below you can watch a new trailer for an upcoming documentary on Canadian synthpunk innovator, Nash The Slash, who combined horror imagery and costumes with macabre electronic music and eerie electric violin playing, beginning in the late 1970s. He was also well-known for his collaborations with Gary Numan in the early ‘80s:
The film, which is now in post-production, is currently raising funds on Indiegogo, where you can pick up Nash The Slash T-Shirts, vinyl, CDs, prints, and even some exclusive cassette reissues of his classic early releases, limited to 100 copies each:
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And You Thought You Were Normal TRAILER from SIDE THREE MEDIA on Vimeo.
English cross-genre experimental band Coil has released new music to the public via Storming The Bass.
Three high-quality vinyl records in a beautiful Deluxe GATEFOLD SLEEVE with a wide spine and a 2-CD Digipack.
Nearly 150 minutes of previously unreleased Coil recordings.
All written and recorded between 1993 to 1996. Selected and assembled by Danny Hyde [Electric Sewer Age, ex-Coil, ex-Psychic TV, ex-Black Light District] from the studio archives. Commissioned artwork by Steven Stapleton, from a recalled dream by John Balance. All mastering by Martin Bowes (Attrition) in a Cage Studio.
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